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NSF International

NSF International’s German laboratory was founded in 1997 as the “Institut Dr. Erdmann” in Crailsheim. In 2002 the location in Rheda-Wiedenbrück was added. In 2014 the institute was acquired by NSF International, a global public health and safety organization. Due to its integration into a global network, we stay current and well informed on all relevant trends and developments in the laboratory scene.

As a rapidly expanding company, we currently employ over 200 people in Rheda-Wiedenbrück alone. Additional logistics sites in southern and eastern Germany allow a qualified sampling service covering all of Germany.

Our team includes food chemists, biochemists, food technologists, ecotrophologists, biologists and veterinarians. We provide all services based on the latest scientific insights, guidelines and standards.

Some key events in our history include:

2017: Full integration of NSF Erdmann Analytics into NSF International

2016: Acquisition of the G+S Laboratorium and Cibus GmbH in Rheda-Wiedenbrück

2015: Expansion of the laboratory space with construction of a new section

2013: Expansion, modernization and reorganization of the laboratory and office areas through construction of an additional building; name change to Erdmann Analytics

2013: Expansion of drinking water testing for chemical parameters

2012: Setup of an independent drinking water laboratory with drinking water sampling services for companies and private households throughout Germany

2011: Prof. Dr. Hermann Frister becomes the scientific expert for milk and dairy products; expansion of the Rheda-Wiedenbrück location as an analytics center with expansion of the molecular biological, microbiological and chemical departments; launch of a national logistics center

2006: Setup of the histological testing department at the Rheda-Wiedenbrück location; notification of this location as a drinking water examination site in accordance with Article 15 of the Drinking Water Ordinance (TrinkwV)

2005: Setup of the chemical testing department at the Rheda-Wiedenbrück location, with use of wet-chemical testing methods

2004: Setup of the molecular biological testing department in Rheda-Wiedenbrück; expansion of the Crailsheim location into a competency center for the food trade

2002: Foundation of the Rheda-Wiedenbrück location as an accredited microbiological testing laboratory; transformation into a limited liability company (GmbH); establishment of an advisory board with scientific experts

1997: Founding at the Crailsheim location as a private company by Prof. Dr. Ralf Erdmann